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2018-10-15
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Ben suggests making the show's statute of limitations on spoilers 10 years.
Ben's idea for the opening of Star Wars: Episode VII: the opening scrawl says there's a Gungan reunion party on Naboo. Then a Death Star nukes Naboo. Then there's a second scrawl and the movie goes from there.
Take That, Science: A "study" showed that red shirts died in greater numbers in Star Trek: The Original Series but not in greater number proportionally. Ben says that's the worst news ever reported on the show.
The hosts decide they can't read every piece of feedback any more.
Palindrome (one of the Blondeens) suggested the hosts live blog 2001: A Space Odyssey like they did for The Lord of the Rings.
Matt really wants to LARP once. Ben would do it.
Ben thinks Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is an awful book.
One of my favorites. Ben changed his mind after a 2020 re-read.